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Emergent structuralism: the design on an inquiry system to delineate the production and reduction of social forms
choice and morality in anthropological perspective : essays in honor of derek freeman • Albany, N.Y. • Published In 1988 • Pages: 43-60
By: Appell, George N..
Abstract
This is another theoretical treatment of the Rungus data (see Appell 1976, document no. 4). G.N. Appell examines the relationship between social structure and social action. Appell regards social structure as an 'opportunity structure,' because 'without structure there is no opportunity.' The problem lies in identifying a culture's opportunity structures. Appell finds opportunity strucutres in a culture's property system, which consists of a scarce good or service, the constellation of jural interests, and presence of a social isolate. Appell goes on to discuss the Rungus rights to trees and what he calls a 'tree-focussed isolate.'
- HRAF PubDate
- 2002
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Ian Skoggard ; 2000
- Field Date
- 1959-1963
- Coverage Date
- 1959-1963
- Coverage Place
- Kudat District, Sabah, Malaysia
- Notes
- G. N. Appell
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-60)
- LCCN
- 87006534
- LCSH
- Dusun (Bornean people)